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convict

noun (n)

  • a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
    source: wordnet30
  • a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Proved or found guilty; convicted.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • find or declare guilty(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced.
    Antonym:
    acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate
    source: wordnet30
  • To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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